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**1894-98 Bureau Issues (Scott 246-284) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2555		50c Orange (275). Original gum, lightly hinged, lovely wide margins, vivid color on fresh paper, rather minor natural horizontal gum wrinkle top left, otherwise Very Fine and choice, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	325.00 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
2556		$1.00 Black, Ty. I (276). Original gum, intense shade, Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	700.00 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
2557		$1.00 Black, Ty. I (276). Top imprint block of four, original gum, deep shade and proof-like impression, choice centering, perf separations at selvage expertly reattached, bottom left stamp small thin spot at top VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE IMPRINT BLOCK OF THE $1.00 TYPE I WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. This block comes from the fifteen Plate 76 rows that produced only Type I stamps. With 2004 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as block of four with no premium for the imprint (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,000.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
2558		$1.00 Black, Ty. II (276A). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade, unusually choice centering, tiny natural gum wrinkle at top right not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Extremely Fine, with 1968 P.F. certificate for block of four (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,500.00 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2559		$1.00 Black, Ty. II (276A). Well-centered, light face-free cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85, SMQ $335.00) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	225.00 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
2560		$2.00 Bright Blue (277). Original gum, pretty color, reperfed at left, Extremely Fine appearance (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,200.00 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
2561		$5.00 Dark Green (278). With plate no. 85 selvage at bottom, original gum, deep rich color and proof-like impression, perfectly centered with wide and balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1895 $5.00 WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE IN ANY CONDITION. With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98, SMQ $12,200.00). Only one other hinged copy and one used have equalled this grade, and none has graded higher. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,400.00 SOLD for $13,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2562		$5.00 Dark Green (278). Original gum with part bottom imprint selvage, rather attractive centering, magnificent color, crisp impression VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1895 $5.00 WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE, SHOWING PART OF THE IMPRINT AT BOTTOM. With 2008 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85, SMQ $3,350.00) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,400.00 SOLD for $2,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
2563		$5.00 Dark Green (278). Original gum, h.r., detailed impression, fresh and Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,400.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2564		$5.00 Dark Green (278). Wide margins which are close to Jumbo proportions, almost perfectly centered, light cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	650.00 SOLD for $2,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
2565		$5.00 Dark Green, Imperforate (278a). Horizontal pair, original gum, lightly hinged, large margins, fresh and crisp, rich color EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING IMPERFORATE PAIR OF THE $5.00 1895 BUREAU ISSUE. With 1988 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,500.00 SOLD for $1,900.00 Will close during Public Auction

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